Lot #: 106
Price Realized: $2,640.00
($2,200 hammer, plus 20% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 2 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Rare Two-Gallon Stoneware Jar with Cobalt-Script Signature, "Smith / & / Day," Norwalk, CT origin, circa 1843-1848, ovoid jar with tooled shoulder and applied lug handles, featuring the slip-trailed cobalt signature, "Smith & Day," below a cobalt-script "2." Reverse decorated with a slip-trailed flower blossom with X at center. While a large number of slip-script redware dishes from Norwalk, CT have survived, few examples of local stoneware with this treatment are known. Excellent condition with a minor base nick. H 10 5/8".
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